[X4U] HD almost FULL! Update!

[John Baltutis]

On 02/07/08, Dan A Currie <dancurr at frontiernet.net> wrote:
> John Baltutis wrote:
>>On 02/07/08, Dan A Currie <dancurr at frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>
>>>My computer, an MDD DUAL 1.25 MHz / 2 GB RAM / 320 GB HD's / NETSCAPE 7.2 /
>>>OS X.4.7, has been telling me for a week now that my HD is almostFULL.
>>>
>>>Is it possible to re-partition without losing all of my information or do I
>>>just copy the HD to a storage disk and then set up new partitions?
>>
>>Not enough information. Run this command in the Terminal.app (in
>>/Applications/Utilities/) and post the results: df -h
>>
>>IIRC, your machine can hold more than one HD internally. You list 320 GB
>>HD's, but don't say how many or how much space is being used. If you alsohave
>>ext HDs available, post their numbers and sizes.
>>
> Two HD, 1 - 120GB in 3 partitions - 20GB w/19.75GB used, 40GB w/11.4
> used and 60Gb w/30 used. The other 200GB is for video storage and editing.

So, no external HD.

> Is it possible to realign the partitions and increase the space in the
> first partition from 20 to 40 without losing data?

No. Best solution IMO is to get another 200+ bare HD, one of these
externalcases <http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:10500933> and
<http://www.amazon.com/Macally-Firewire-Storage-Enclosure-PHR-250CC/dp/B0000B3ALD>,
pop the bare HD into it, partitioning the new external to better suit your
needs, putting a bootable backup/clone, using Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper!,
Disk Utility, etc., onto it, ensuring that it can boot the machine, swap the
HDs, and subsequently erase and partition the oldHD residing in the new case.
Just my 2¢.